Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 842 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) cobra
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) alive
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) happen
12. 12.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
14. 14.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) bonus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) about
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) problem
24. 24.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) complete
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) cactus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) method
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) panda (c) balloon
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) contain
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) pizza
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) problem
39. 39.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob

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